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Niger Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
41.146.147
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,68%
increase
Global Share
0,08%
Per Capita
1,47
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in Niger were 41.146.147 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions increased by 2,68% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1.073.900 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 40.072.247 tons.
  • Per capita: 1,47 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
  • Niger accounts for 0,08% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 41.146.147 3.214.248 27.270.742 10.022.883 638.274 1,47 2,68% 0,077%
2023 40.072.247 3.162.896 26.576.651 9.735.887 596.813 1,49 −3,11% 0,076%
2022 41.358.732 3.217.778 27.477.882 10.107.881 555.191 1,59 5,52% 0,080%
2021 39.193.970 2.858.795 26.214.919 9.606.366 513.890 1,57 5,38% 0,077%
2020 37.194.710 2.409.613 25.115.021 9.198.598 471.478 1,54 4,72% 0,076%
2019 35.517.359 2.373.067 23.963.811 8.750.156 430.325 1,53 5,54% 0,070%
2018 33.652.832 2.027.845 22.890.685 8.344.314 389.987 1,51 4,67% 0,067%
2017 32.150.330 1.973.907 21.888.028 7.944.152 344.243 1,5 3,92% 0,065%
2016 30.938.854 2.167.359 20.898.558 7.566.071 306.866 1,5 4,57% 0,064%
2015 29.588.025 2.169.784 19.955.857 7.193.411 268.972 1,49 3,68% 0,061%
2014 28.538.709 2.202.015 19.210.637 6.882.658 243.398 1,49 4,76% 0,059%
2013 27.242.566 2.037.098 18.427.576 6.554.593 223.299 1,48 5,22% 0,057%
2012 25.890.468 2.055.086 17.416.319 6.201.803 217.261 1,46 7,34% 0,055%
2011 24.120.189 1.473.837 16.544.101 5.889.187 213.064 1,41 3,44% 0,052%
2010 23.318.826 1.441.818 15.996.808 5.668.596 211.604 1,42 −0,93% 0,051%
2009 23.538.279 1.134.046 16.425.483 5.765.895 212.856 1,49 4,58% 0,055%
2008 22.507.062 910.191 15.874.282 5.516.677 205.912 1,48 4,14% 0,052%
2007 21.612.053 870.497 15.298.796 5.244.753 198.007 1,47 4,13% 0,050%
2006 20.754.661 801.559 14.762.666 4.996.579 193.857 1,47 3,55% 0,049%
2005 20.043.332 798.774 14.266.258 4.794.571 183.730 1,47 3,76% 0,049%
2004 19.316.250 832.697 13.761.252 4.568.474 153.827 1,47 4,42% 0,049%
2003 18.499.146 796.785 13.193.467 4.379.902 128.992 1,46 4,52% 0,049%
2002 17.699.899 733.533 12.670.339 4.191.605 104.423 1,45 4,4% 0,048%
2001 16.954.348 706.069 12.162.274 4.003.073 82.931 1,44 4,61% 0,047%
2000 16.206.449 701.590 11.636.756 3.807.566 60.537 1,43 2,28% 0,045%
1999 15.844.596 680.458 11.443.756 3.687.031 33.351 1,45 3,93% 0,045%
1998 15.246.137 694.121 10.996.961 3.532.186 22.870 1,44 4,56% 0,044%
1997 14.580.927 641.975 10.578.524 3.343.623 16.804 1,43 5,38% 0,042%
1996 13.836.579 638.535 10.010.036 3.175.831 12.177 1,41 4,95% 0,040%
1995 13.184.392 551.855 9.590.841 3.033.934 7.762 1,39 4,22% 0,039%
1994 12.650.185 571.329 9.196.408 2.877.928 4.520 1,38 3,09% 0,039%
1993 12.271.206 681.993 8.833.742 2.753.550 1.921 1,39 5,91% 0,038%
1992 11.586.277 561.274 8.425.052 2.598.760 1.190 1,36 3,85% 0,036%
1991 11.156.520 591.900 8.093.325 2.470.543 752 1,35 3,89% 0,035%
1990 10.738.679 620.477 7.765.198 2.352.888 116 1,34 1,97% 0,033%
1989 10.531.263 820.008 7.449.859 2.261.396 0 1,36 3,75% 0,033%
1988 10.150.159 799.561 7.185.833 2.164.765 0 1,35 3,8% 0,032%
1987 9.779.002 774.144 6.955.146 2.049.712 0 1,34 3,06% 0,032%
1986 9.488.211 780.349 6.741.502 1.966.360 0 1,33 3,31% 0,032%
1985 9.184.393 598.055 6.637.475 1.948.863 0 1,33 −13,62% 0,032%
1984 10.632.740 581.017 7.708.665 2.343.057 0 1,58 −27,12% 0,037%
1983 14.588.854 692.855 10.571.299 3.324.701 0 2,23 5,27% 0,052%
1982 13.858.239 630.140 10.080.842 3.147.256 0 2,18 4,56% 0,050%
1981 13.254.005 601.603 9.658.722 2.993.679 0 2,15 5,19% 0,047%
1980 12.600.443 513.330 9.241.824 2.845.289 0 2,1 4,36% 0,044%
1979 12.073.976 413.531 8.926.540 2.733.906 0 2,08 3,61% 0,042%
1978 11.653.638 385.094 8.645.872 2.622.672 0 2,06 3,63% 0,042%
1977 11.245.027 350.449 8.375.092 2.519.485 0 2,05 9,97% 0,041%
1976 10.225.945 314.689 7.589.626 2.321.631 0 1,92 7,8% 0,038%
1975 9.485.598 289.529 7.051.139 2.144.929 0 1,83 7,04% 0,037%
1974 8.862.135 249.535 6.620.315 1.992.285 0 1,76 0,67% 0,035%
1973 8.803.103 266.631 6.614.671 1.921.801 0 1,8 −23,78% 0,035%
1972 11.549.208 226.732 8.685.905 2.636.571 0 2,42 1,84% 0,048%
1971 11.340.283 206.687 8.546.851 2.586.746 0 2,45 2,89% 0,049%
1970 11.021.872 210.453 8.305.487 2.505.932 0 2,44 0,047%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).